/'bænə(r); `bænɚ/
n
1 large strip of cloth showing an emblem or slogan, which is displayed or carried, usu on two poles, during eg political or religious processions （显示某种标志或口号的布制的）横幅（通常用两根竿子撑开或握举, 见于如政治或宗教的游行行列中）
*The marchers carried banners with the words `No Nuclear Weapons' in large letters. 游行者打着横幅, 上有大字｀禁止使用核武器＇. =>illus at flag 见flag之插图.
2 (dated 旧) flag 旗帜
*the banner of freedom 自由的旗帜.
3 [attrib 作定语] (US) excellent 极佳的
*a banner year for exports 出口情况最好的一年.
4 (idm 习语) under the banner (of sth) claiming to support (a particular set of ideas) 声称拥护（某套主张）
*She fought the election under the banner of equal rights. 她打着平等的旗号参加了竞选.

n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: banere]
a long piece of cloth on which something is written, often carried between two poles
　The onlookers were shouting, cheering, and waving banners.
a belief or principle
carry/raise/wave etc the banner of sth
(=publicly support a particular belief etc)
　She'd never felt the need to carry the banner of feminism.
under the banner of sth
　They marched under the banner of equal educational opportunity.
under the banner of sth
as part of a particular group or organization
　The oil-producing countries joined together under the banner of OPEC.
a flag